District 9

The number one question I always get when I tell people I write this blog is, ‘What’s your favorite alien movie?’ No question, it’s got to be District 9. The only movie that grabbed my attention and so beautifully told a great story in the first 10 minutes was Pixar’s ‘Up’. From there the story never lets go and is a constant adventure through a set of circumstances that everyone can identify with. How they incorporate the aliens, and their obvious symbolic nature with Africa’s immigration issues, deserves the award alone. The acting, special effects and direction allow this to really set the standard unlike any movie since Alien. My favorite hands down.